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No. 45,555. Patented Dec. .6, |898. E. W. HUUGHTON.

SPEEDER MACHINE.

(Application led Apr. 30, 1898.)

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E. W. HOUGHTON- SPEEDER MACHINE.

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EDIVARD IV. HOUGI-ITON, OF VOONSO-OKET, RHODE ISLAND.

SPEEDER-IVIACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 615,555, dated December 6, 1898.

Application filed April 30, 1898. Serial 110.679,31? (No model.)

To a/Z'Z whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD lV. IIOUGH- TON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Woonsooket, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented new and useful Improvements in Speeder -Machines, of which the following' is a specification.

My invention relates to Speeder-machines, and contemplates the provision of simple means for effectually preventing the alteration of the position of the cone-belt on the cones from the time the bobbins commence to fill until they are full, thereby insuring a uniform tension in the roving and precluding regulation of the roving tension by the speeder tender or operator, who as a general rule does not possess the ability necessary to the proper regulation of such tension.

The invention will be fully understood from the following description and claims when taken in conjunction with the annexed drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of so much of a Speeder as is necessary to illustrate the application of my improvements. enlarged detail plan view. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail horizontal sections taken on the lines Ct Ct and o ZJ, respectively, of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a detail section on the line c c of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is an enlarged section'similar to Fig. 4 with the adjustable gear and its appurtenances in the positions they assume when the train of gearing is interrupted. Fig. 7 is a detail section taken in the plane of line d d of Fig. 1. Fig. S is a detail section in the plane of line fj' of Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a detail section in the plane of line g g of Fig. 6. Fig. lO is an enlarged side elevation, partly in elevation, of the rack-locking mechanism. Fig. ll is a section in the plane of line e e of Fig. 10. Fig. 12 is a plan view of the extensible plate on the cone-rack.

In the said drawings similar letters designate corresponding parts in all of the several views.

A is the main frame of a Speeder-machine.

B is a drive-shaft carrying fast and loose pulleys a b.

C C are oppositely-disposed top and bottom cones or cone-pulleys.

D is a belt connecting the same.

Fig. 2 is an E is a oone-racl VV carrying a guide c', which receives the belt D, as best shown in Figs. 7 and S.

F G are iutermeshed gears on the driveshaft B and the shaft of cone C, respectively,

whereby motion is transmitted to said coneshaft, and H designates gearing intermediate of the shaft of cone C and the cone-rack for transmitting motion to the latter. This gearing comprises intermeshed beveled gears d e on the cone-shaft and another shaft f, a gear g on said shaft f, a shaft h, provided with a hand-wheel 7L and carrying a gear and a pinion j, which latter engages the cone-rack, and a shaft 7c, which carries gears lm, designed to mesh with the pinion g and the gear t', respectively. The shaft 7c is journaled in alever I, fulcrumed on the shaft f, and it will be readily observed that when said lever is in the position shown in Fig. 4 the train of gearing intermediate of the cone-shaft and the cone-rack is complete to move said rack and cause the belt D to traverse the cones C C in the direction indicated by arrow, while when the lever is in the position shown in Fig. 6 the train ofV gearing is interrupted. Vith the train interrupted the speeder attendant is free to turn the shaft h through the medium of the hand-wheel h', and thereby shift the cone-belt to the starting-point or large end of cone C and small end of cone C.

J is a belt connecting the Speeder and an engine or other source of motive power. '(Not shown.) K is a shipper-rod engaging said belt, and L is a lever which is fulcrumed at n and arranged to be engaged by a tappetp on the shipper-rod and is provided with a suitable weight, such as q. To the lower end of the lever L is connected a pitman M, which is provided with an inclined slot r, (see Figs. 2 and 6,) which receives a lug s on the lever I, whereby when the lever L is rocked by the movement of the shipper-rod in the direction indicated by arrow the lever I is rocked to carry the gears Z m into mesh with the gears i g, respectively, and complete the train of gearing between the shaft of cone C and the cone-rack. When the lever L is rocked in the opposite direction, the said train of gearing is interrupted, and the operator or Speeder-tender may then shift the cone-belt by turning the hand-wheel 7L'. It follows from this that IOO at any time between the starting of the machine,when the cone-belt is at the large end of cone C and small end of cone C and the bobbin-spindles, (not shown,)which are driven from cone C@ are rotated at a high rate of speed, and the finishing of the cops on the bobbins,when the cone-belt is at the small end of the cone C and large end of cone C and the bobbin-spindles are rotated at a comparatively slow rate of speed, the operator or Speeder-tender is able to move the cone-belt on the cones, and thereby change the tension of the roving, thus producing uneven work. The regulation of the tension of roving between the bite of rollers and Hier is a matter of such importance that it should not be intrusted to Speeder-tenders or operators, but should be controlled by the Overseer of a mill or his skilled assistants.

` My invention consists in the provision of simple mechanism, applicable to the Speeder thus far described and other speeders,adapted to render it impossible for a Speeder-tender to alter the position of the cone-belt on the cones from the time the bobbins commence to ll until they are full. This mechanism is best shown in Fig. lO, and comprises a keeper P, a gravitating-latch Q, pivotally connected with the lever L and shouldered att or otherF wise adapted to engage the keeper P, a plate R on the upper side of the cone-rack E, a weighted lever S, having an arm u arranged to bear on the plate R and another armo arranged to bear on and hold the latch in engagement with the keeper P, and a tappetT on the cone-rack E for engaging the latch and raising the same out of engagement with the keeper.

rlhe operation of my improved mechanism is as follows: The speeder-tender in starting the machine with empty bobbins moves the shipper-rod K in the direction indicated by arrow to place the belt J on the fast pulley a. Such movement of the shipper-rod by reason of the tappet p engaging the lever L rocks said lever L, and in consequence draws the latch Q in the direction indicated by arrow (see Fig. 10) and places the same in engagement with the keeper P and at the same time moves the lever I to complete the train of gearing between the shaft of cone C and the cone-rack to set such rack in motion. At this time the arm u of lever S bears on the plate R, and the arm o bears on the latch Q. It follows from this that so long as the arm u bears on the plate R the latch will be held in engagement with the keeper P, and in consequence it is Withoutthe power of the Speedertender to stop the movement of the cone-rack until the cone-belt has traversed the cones sufficiently to ll the bobbins. The length of plate R is proportionate to that of the bob- I bins, and consequently when the bobbins are full the plate will be disengaged from the arma; of lever S. At this time the tappet T on the cone-rack will engage the latch Q and raise the Same against the weighted lever S,

outl of engagement with the keeper P. lVith this done Ithe lever L will be rocked by its weight to move the shipper-rod and stop the machine and also to move the lever I and interrupt the train of gearing to the cone-rack. The cone-belt is then returnedro the starting-point on the cones by hand in the manner described, and the operation set forth is repeated.

For the purpose of fitting the plate R for use when bobbins of various lengths are to be employed said plate is preferably made extensible after the manner shown in Fig. 12.

The plate R is preferable, but is not essential to the practical operation ot' my improved mechanism, since when desired the conerack may be provided with a depression at the proper point to permit the lever S to rock for the purpose described. Such a depression is a full equivalent of the space at the end of the plate R, which permits of the depression of the lever-arm u.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim isl 1. The combination of a drive-shaft pro vided with fast and loose pulleys, a belt-shipn per rod provided with a tappet, oppositelydisposed cones,one of which is connected with the drive-shaft, a belt connecting said cones, a cone-rack provided with a depression and carrying a tappet,motiontransmitting means intermediate of one cone and the cone-rack, the said means comprising two or more intermeshing gear-wheels, a movable gear-wheel support, a stop-motion device consisting of a weighted lever connected with said movable support and arranged to be engaged by the tappet ofthe shipper-rod, a keeper, a latch connected with the stop-motion device and arranged to engage the keeper and be engaged by the tappet on the cone-rack, and a Weighted lever having one arm bearingvon the latch and another arm bearing on the conerack, substantially as specified. y

2. The combination of a conerack having a depression and carrying a tappet, means for moving the rack endwise to shifta cone-belt, said means comprising two or more interb meshing gear-wheels, a movable gear-wheel support, a stop-motion device consisting of a weighted lever connected with said movable support, a keeper, a latch, connected to the stop-motion device and adapted to engage the keeper and be engaged by the tappet on the cone-rack, and a latch-lock consisting of a weighted lever having one arm bearing on the latch and another arm bearing on the conerack, substantially as speCied. y

3. The combination of a cone-rack provided with a tappet, means for moving the rack end-v wise to shift a cone-belt, a suitable stop-m0a tion device, a keeper, a latch connected with the stop-motion device and arranged to en gage the keeper and be engaged by the tappet on the cone-rack, and a suitable latchslocl engaging the latch and the cone-rack, subfstantially as specified.l

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5. The combination of a cone-rack provided with a tappet and also provided with a plate, means for moving the rack endwise to shift a conebelt, a suitable stop-motion device, a keeper, a latch connected with the stop-motion device and arranged to engage the keeper and be engaged by the tappet on the conerack, and a latch-lock consisting of a Weighted lever having one arm arranged to engage the latch and another arm arranged to engage the plate on the cone-rack, substantially as speci- 6. The combination of acone-belt-shifting device, means for moving said device, a stopmotion device, and a lock for the stop-motion device, substantially as specied.

7. The combination of cones, a cone-beltshifting device means for moving said device, a stop-motion device, and a lock for holding the stop-motion device against movement until the belt has completed its traverse of the cones, substantially as specified.

8. The combination of a cone-belt-shifting device, means for moving said device, a stopmotion device, and a lock, for the stop-motion device, controlled by the belt-shiftin g device, substantially as specified.

9. The combination of cones, a drive-shaft connected with the cones and carrying fast and loose pulleys, a belt on the cones, a den vice for shifting said cone-belt, means for moving said device, a shipperrod, a stop-mo tion device arranged to engage the shipperrod, and a lock, for the stop-motion device, controlled by the belt-shifting device, substantially as speciied.

Inftestimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing WitH` nesses.

- EDWARD W. HOUGHTON. Witnesses:

GEO. W. SPAULDING, E. LE ROY SPAULDING. 

